Studies of Deep-Water Formation and Circulation in the Weddell Sea Using Natural and Anthropogenic Tracers

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1991
Authors: 
Schlosser, P.; Bullister, J. L.; Bayer, R.
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Marine Chemistry
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Nov
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35
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1-4
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97-122
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0304-4203
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ISI:A1991GZ58500009
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antarctic ice-sheet; southern-ocean; bottom water; seawater; atlantic; tritium; masses; helium;
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The application of natural and anthropogenic trace substances in oceanographic studies of the Weddell Sea is reviewed. The potential of some steady-state and transient tracers (tritium, CFC-11 and CFC-12, O-18 and helium isotopes) for studies of deep water formation and circulation is discussed on the basis of data sets collected mainly on cruises of R/V "Polarstern" to the Weddell Sea during the 1980s. CFC/tritium ratio dating of young water masses is applied to estimate mean age and transit times of water involved in Weddell Sea Bottom Water formation. The history of the CFC-11/tritium ratio through time is derived for Weddell Sea shelf waters.

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